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Throughout the interview, Blue Dog Whip Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) explains how his family’s dairy supply company and feed store business as well as his tenure in the California Legislature shaped his priorities on ag trade, farm labor and water policy in Washington.
Representative Jared Golden of Maine and I have been living together in Washington for five years. We’re great roommates and close friends. We both have young families in New England, we both serve in Congress, we both have an infantry Marine’s style of — call it rustic — furnishing. (Jared still uses his Marine Corps-issued blanket.)
About 4 million Californians are about to lose their Medicaid coverage, another 1.7 million Covered California enrollees will see a premium increase of 66% because of expiring tax credits. On top of that, 70 hospitals are on the verge of declaring bankruptcy because of the One,Big, Beautiful Bill.
And what are Republicans in Congress doing to keep us from going over a healthcare cliff? Nothing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent representatives home until Oct. 6.
In Merced, one situation perfectly illustrates the problems created when political promises collide with cold, hard reality.
The Central Valley is where America’s food grows. Our agricultural communities, working families and small businesses depend on being able to move goods to market efficiently. We need stable roads and transportation infrastructure to make that happen, but right now, we are being held hostage by an administration that tried to cut red tape and instead tied itself into knots.
Last month, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) joined Adam Smith with Front Porch Republic to discuss the need for Congress to bring local lenses together, focus on a positive policy agenda, and address root causes of the issues facing Southwest Washington and our country. See an excerpt below:
Representative Sanford Bishop (GA-02) partnered with Albany State University and the Concord Coalition to host the workshop. The activity put everyone in the role of a member of Congress to assemble their own 10-year federal budget within randomly assigned groups.